Unfettered

The Unfettered are a loosely-organized secret society with the sworn intent of bringing about a revolution that will put an end to the Dominion. The Unfettered were founded, among others, by Larian Savesi, who in turn was a member of the so-called First Society of Oravedians, followers of the teachings of Oravēdio Vaidorinēi.

The Unfettered count with a diverse group of members, chiefly freeborn nobles, but also a decent number of swords and slaves. Among the known living members of the Unfettered are Charie Thebardai (one of the organization's chief figures), Dōrine Ellentie, Gilas, and Cāstās Savesi, as well as a number of unaffiliated collaborators. In recent years, the number of non-noble members in the Unfettered's ranks have dwindled, as their reach and influence has waned due to the purges that followed Larian Savesi's Betrayal.

The Unffettered are in contact with the community of runaway slaves based in Ersellei, a small island in the far-Eastern Smoking Sea. Most of their day-to-day activities consist on the low-brow purchase of slave contingents to liberate them and send them off to Ersellei, or, when possible, allow them to return to their respective homelands.

At the beginning of the events of the Story, the Unfettered are plotting to assassinate the Emperor, Dechio Taodossi, with blood-of-tourmaline with the help of the collar code-named Seacrow. Charie Thebardai and Dōrine Ellentie know that the death of Taodossi will usher the accession to the throne of Sanēi Levias, a freeborn commander who is known for her cruelty against the swords; the Unfettered hope Levias's infamy and her treatment of the more powerful strata of the collars will increase the chances of a sword revolt, which would be aided by the liberated troops from Ersellei.